We had our official Santa Claus visit of the year.
We weren't quite sure how Jack would respond after his meltdown last year, but this year he is starting to understand Santa a little bit more. He's no longer just a strange looking man that his parents hand him to & then run away to take a picture.
We're working on laying a good foundation of Christmas for Jack where he understands the reason for the season is Jesus' birth & that is the celebration, but a visit from Santa on Christmas Eve is a fun perk of the celebration, too.
We've asked him what he wanted Santa to bring him and his main response has been "choo, choo...P." Interpretation: Percy the train (note: we have owned percy & he has been lost along the way & Jack misses him dearly). I have also told Jack that "baby" wants a baby doll.
We had to wait in line for about 10 minutes and Jack wouldn't stand in the roped area but instead was keeping his distance. I figured this was a sign of things to come, but right before our turn we showed him the two little boys sitting on Santa's lap & they were happy.
Santa knew his name when we approached him & we made sure to talk to him for a minute before just putting him on his lap. He told him he wanted a "choo choo" and that his sister wanted a "baby doll" and actually reached out for Santa to put him on his lap (surprise!).
Jack was VERY serious while he sat in his lap but there were no tears. After a few serious pictures we finally got him to smile & he actually looks happy....AMAZING!
Of course Madelyn had no idea what was going on & was not interested in it at all, but so glad she was there to accompany her brother. I was concentrating on Jack so much that we got the picture back and it doesn't even really look like Madelyn!
Although it was stressful getting everyone dressed & out the door (Jack is SO picky about what he wears now!), we had such a fun morning visiting Santa, shopping, & eating lunch.
Here are Jack's Santa visits so far...can't believe this is his 3rd Christmas!
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